[LINK] Multicore virtualizing power saving server at ANU

[Tom Worthington]

The ANU is inaugurating a new SUN T2 multicore computer, on 16 
October 2008. Interested persons from the local IT industry are 
<http://cs.anu.edu.au/systems/T2launch/>invited to attend: 
<http://cs.anu.edu.au/systems/T2launch/>:

"Multicore processors such as the T2 are designed to be able to 
process a large number of tasks concurrently. They are ideally suited 
to applications such as database and web servers, where, in the case 
of the T2, up to 64 transactions could be processed simultaneously. 
To have such a capability in a single unit results not only in lower 
up-front costs, but in very considerable power savings. When used in 
conjuction with virtualization, a number of (virtual) servers can be 
hosted on a single physical machine, resulting in even greater 
savings. Such technologies form part of a suite for forming 
eco-responsible datacenters: 
<http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/environment/index.jsp>.

The ANU is holding a launch of a state-of-the-art T2 multicore 
computer, which will mark a new phase in the computer science 
curricula at the Australian National University. The event is 
scheduled for the afternoon of Thursday October 16 at the ANU and 
consists of: * a seminar on bug and security vulernability analysis 
of programs by Professor Cristina Cifuentes. * an introductory 
workshop on multicore programming by Dr Peter Strazdins. * a 
reception with representatives from ANU and Sun Microsystems.

Interested persons from the local IT industry are invited to attend. 
Full details, including RSVP instructions, are in the flyer on the 
event's web page <http://cs.anu.edu.au/systems/T2launch/>."



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